Seven years of secondary implants using the Choyce Mk VIII lens

We have presented the results of 44 consecutive secondary lens implants using the Choyce Mk VIII lens. The longest follow-up is seven years--the shortest is one year. The visual acuities are shown, as are the complications. This is a small series, but the results are comparable to some larger series of primary implants, 2, 3, 4, 5. This series includes our first efforts at lens implantation and was undertaken at a time when the potential pitfalls were unknown. Most of our worrisome complications occurred in the early cases. Now that implant procedures are fairly well standardized, we feel that secondary implantation of a Choyce Mk VIII lens is an acceptable procedure with predictable results and should be included in the armamentarium of the implant surgeon.